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Does Health New Zealand collect the data for all declined referrals for specialist appointments; if not, for which specialist departments does it collect data?

Answered Question 416 (2026)
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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

Question

  • Does Health New Zealand collect the data for all declined referrals for specialist appointments; if not, for which specialist departments does it collect data?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that Health New Zealand is currently validating the decline data. As the Member may be aware, this data will be published once that process is complete.